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The Vampire’s Vow

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“When the blood moon rises, the vow shall awaken…” Isla Ward has always felt different, haunted by vivid dreams, strange visions, and a mark on her skin that appeared the night the blood moon turned the sky red. She thought she was just paranoid. Until she met him. Lucien is no ordinary stranger. Cold, mysterious, and impossibly beautiful, he’s a vampire bound by an ancient vow, a promise to protect the last living descendant of a bloodline cursed centuries ago. A bloodline that lives in Isla. Now, hunted by dark forces that want to control or kill her, Isla is thrust into a world she never believed existed, where monsters are real, magic runs through her veins, and love might be her greatest danger of all. But as memories of a past life begin to surface, Isla must decide: can she trust the vampire who swore to protect her? Or is she falling into the arms of the very thing that could destroy her? One vow. Two souls. A love that defies time and a fate soaked in blood.
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